Gale Warning 20, NWS Eureka, CA

Issued

Apr 1, 2006, 2:45 PM PST (22:45 UTC)

Expired

Apr 2, 2006, 12:00 PM PDT

In force

20 hr

Issued by

NWS Eureka, CA

000 
FZUS56 KEKA 012245
CWFEKA

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR CALIFORNIA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
245 PM PST SAT APR 1 2006

PT ST GEORGE TO PT ARENA AND OUT 60 NM

PZZ400-020515-
245 PM PST SAT APR 1 2006

.SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHERN CALIFORNIA WATERS...

A STRONG SURFACE LOW MOVING INTO THE PACIFIC NW WATERS TONIGHT
WILL DROP SLOWLY SOUTH THROUGH EARLY NEXT WEEK...FINALLY MOVING
ONSHORE OVER SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA TUE NIGHT. HIGH PRES IS EXPECTED
TO BUILD OVER THE AREA FROM THE SW WED AND THU.

$$

PZZ450-470-020515-
/O.CAN.KEKA.SI.Y.0040.000000T0000Z-060402T0200Z/
/O.EXT.KEKA.GL.W.0020.060402T0200Z-060402T1900Z/
/O.EXT.KEKA.SW.Y.0026.060402T0200Z-060405T1300Z/
PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO OUT 20 NM-
PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO 20 TO 60 NM-
245 PM PST SAT APR 1 2006

...GALE WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM PST THIS EVENING
THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS NOW IN EFFECT FROM
6 PM PST THIS EVENING THROUGH LATE TUESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S WIND INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 KT THIS EVENING...WITH
GUSTS TO 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. WIND WAVES BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT. 
W SWELL 5 TO 7 FT AT 11 SECONDS. SCATTERED SHOWERS THIS EVENING
TURNING TO WIDESPREAD RAIN OVERNIGHT.
.SUN...S WIND 25 TO 35 KT WITH GUSTS TO 45 KT...EASING TO S 20 
TO 30 KT BY AFTERNOON. WIND WAVES 6 TO 8 FT. W SWELL 4 TO 5 FT 
AT 10 SECONDS. RAIN.
.SUN NIGHT...S WIND 15 TO 25 KT. WIND WAVES 4 TO 6 FT. W SWELL
7 TO 9 FT AT 10 SECONDS. RAIN.
.MON...S WIND 15 TO 20 KT. WIND WAVES 3 TO 5 FT. W SWELL 10 TO
11 FT. RAIN LIKELY. 
.MON NIGHT...NE WIND 5 TO 15 KT. WIND WAVES 1 TO 3 FT. W SWELL 
11 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS.
.TUE...N WIND 20 TO 30 KT. WIND WAVES 5 TO 7 FT. NW SWELL 10 FT.
CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
.WED...NW WIND 5 TO 15 KT. WIND WAVES 2 FT. NW SWELL 7 FT. SLIGHT
CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
.THU...S WIND 15 TO 25 KT. WIND WAVES 4 TO 6 FT. W SWELL 9 FT.
CHANCE OF RAIN.  

$$

PZZ455-020515-
/O.UPG.KEKA.SI.Y.0040.000000T0000Z-060402T1800Z/
/O.EXB.KEKA.GL.W.0020.060402T0200Z-060402T1900Z/
/O.EXT.KEKA.SW.Y.0026.060402T0200Z-060405T1300Z/
CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA OUT 20 NM-
245 PM PST SAT APR 1 2006

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM PST THIS EVENING THROUGH
SUNDAY MORNING...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS NOW IN EFFECT FROM
6 PM PST THIS EVENING THROUGH LATE TUESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S WIND RISING TO 25 TO 35 KT THIS EVENING...WITH 
GUSTS TO 40 KT AROUND CAPE MENDOCINO LATE. WIND WAVES BUILDING TO
6 TO 8 FT. W SWELL 5 TO 7 FT AT 11 SECONDS. SCATTERED SHOWERS THIS
EVENING TURNING TO WIDESPREAD RAIN OVERNIGHT.
.SUN...SE WIND 30 TO 35 KT...GUSTS TO 45 KT IN THE EARLY MORNING.
WIND EASING TO S 20 TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. WIND WAVES 6 TO 8
FT. W SWELL 5 TO 6 FT AT 10 SECONDS. RAIN.
.SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 20 TO 25 KT. WIND WAVES 6 FT. W SWELL 7 TO
9 FT AT 10 SECONDS. RAIN.
.MON...S WIND 15 TO 20 KT. WIND WAVES 4 TO 5 FT. W SWELL 9 TO 11
FT. RAIN LIKELY.
.MON NIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT. WIND WAVES 1 TO 2 FT. W SWELL 11 TO
12 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS.
.TUE...N WIND 20 TO 25 KT. WIND WAVES 4 TO 6 FT. NW SWELL 11 FT.
CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
.WED...NW WIND 10 TO 20 KT. WIND WAVES 3 FT. NW SWELL 8 FT.
SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. 
.THU...S WIND 15 TO 25 KT. WIND WAVES 3 TO 4 FT. W SWELL 8 FT.
CHANCE OF RAIN.  

$$

PZZ475-020515-
/O.CAN.KEKA.SI.Y.0040.000000T0000Z-060402T0200Z/
/O.EXT.KEKA.GL.W.0020.060402T0200Z-060402T1900Z/
/O.EXT.KEKA.SW.Y.0026.060402T0200Z-060405T1300Z/
CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA 20 TO 60 NM-
245 PM PST SAT APR 1 2006

...GALE WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM PST THIS EVENING
THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS NOW IN EFFECT FROM
6 PM PST THIS EVENING THROUGH LATE TUESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S WIND INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT...WITH GUSTS TO 35 KT.
WIND WAVES BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT. W SWELL 6 TO 7 FT AT 11 SECONDS.
ISOLATED EVENING SHOWERS...TURNING TO WIDESPREAD RAIN LATE.
.SUN...S WIND 25 TO 35 KT...EASING TO 20 TO 25 KT BY AFTERNOON.
WIND WAVES 6 TO 8 FT. W SWELL 5 TO 6 FT AT 10 SECONDS. RAIN.
.SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 20 TO 25 KT. WIND WAVES 5 TO 6 FT. W SWELL 7
TO 9 FT AT 10 SECONDS. RAIN.
.MON...S WIND 15 TO 20 KT. WIND WAVES 4 TO 5 FT. W SWELL 10 TO 11
FT. RAIN LIKELY.
.MON NIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT. WIND WAVES 2 FT. W SWELL 11 TO 12 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS.
.TUE...N WIND 20 TO 30 KT. WIND WAVES 5 TO 7 FT. NW SWELL 11 FT.
CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
.WED...NW WIND 10 TO 20 KT. WIND WAVES 2 TO 4 FT. NW SWELL 8 FT.
CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
.THU...S WIND 15 TO 25 KT. WIND WAVES 4 TO 6 FT. W SWELL 9 FT.
CHANCE OF RAIN.

$$

COLBY

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NWS Eureka, CA wrote its last area forecast discussion before this gale warning went out at Apr 1, 4:00 AM PST, 10 hours 45 minutes earlier.

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
400 AM PST SAT APR 1 2006

.SYNOPSIS...

HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD BRIEFLY SATURDAY...FOLLOWED BY ANOTHER
WEATHER SYSTEM MOVING TOWARD THE COAST LATE SATURDAY AND SUNDAY.
HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS OVER THE AREA NEXT WEEK...BRINGING DRIER
CONDITIONS TO NORTHWEST CALIFORNIA TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY.

&&

.DISCUSSION...THE UPPER TROUGH HAS MOVED ON SHORE THIS MORNING WITH
ENHANCED CLOUDS ON SATELLITE EAST OF THE AREA. SHOWERS HAVE WEAKENED
AND BECOME MORE SCATTERED...SO THE SNOW ADVISORY HAS BEEN
CANCELLED.  SHORT WAVE RIDGING IS FORECAST FOR TODAY WITH SHOWERS
INDUCED BY OROGRAPHIC LIFTING OF LOW LEVEL MOISTURE.  THE NEXT UPPER
LOW TO AFFECT THE AREA IS CURRENTLY AT 50N 142W. THE FORECAST
TRAJECTORY OF THIS LOW MOVES KEEPS IT WELL OFF SHORE UNTIL IT
REACHES ABOUT 35N ON MONDAY NIGHT.  THIS SUPPORTS DEVELOPMENT OF
WARMER SOUTHWEST FLOW INTO THE FORECAST AREA. THE BEST ASCENT FOR
PRECIPITATION BEGINS LATE TONIGHT WITH A FAVORABLE JET AND VORTICITY
ADVECTION AS THE UPPER LOW DROPS SOUTH. THIS CONTINUES UNTIL MONDAY
NIGHT WHEN THE FRONTAL BOUNDARY MOVES ACROSS THE AREA.  TUESDAY AND
WEDNESDAY COULD BE RELATIVELY DRY AS THE UPPER LOW MOVES WELL SOUTH
OF THE FORECAST AREA AND DEFORMATION RIDGING FORMS OVER THE AREA.
THE FORECAST FOR THE REST OF THE EXTENDED PERIOD IS FOR A SERIES OF
SHORT WAVE TROUGHS MOVING THROUGH THE FORECAST AREA FROM THE
NORTHWEST WITH TIMING BEING THE MAIN UNCERTAINTY.  SCOTT

&&

.AVIATION...THE TROUGH IS MOVING INLAND WITH A FEW RESIDUAL SHOWERS
THIS MORNING. THERE WILL BE ENOUGH SUNSHINE THIS AFTERNOON TO
CONTINUE THE SCATTERED SHOWERS AND LOW VFR CONDITIONS. NEXT FRONT
WILL RAPIDLY APPROACH TONIGHT WITH WARM FRONTAL RAINS DEVELOPING BY
03Z IN THE NORTH. CEILINGS WILL BE MAINLY VFR BUT THERE WILL BE
LOCAL MVFR CEILINGS AND VSBYS IN HEAVIER RAIN AREA. NAD

&&

.EKA...WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
GALE WARNING PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO 20-60NM
GALE WARNING CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA 0-60 NM
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY ALL WATERS

&&

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